We are always thinking one step ahead CONSULTING, ENGINEERING & OPTIMIZATION IN LOGISTICS NETWORKS General presentation Groenewout General presentation 2020 1
Groenewout introduction Founded in 1966, Groenewout provides professional consulting in Logistics and Supply Chains Management. Our core competence has been sharpened in supply chains optimization and detailed designs of manufacturing-, distribution- and fulfillment centers. We place a great deal of emphasis on both the identification and realization of feasible opportunities. General presentation 2020 2
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Our consulting methodology MULTI-DISCIPLINARY Groenewout’s team consists of highly qualified business consultants with unique, complementary disciplines. HANDS-ON More then 50 years of experience in operational environments & implementation processes. INDEPENDENT Groenewout has no formal obligations towards suppliers or contractors whatsoever and always gives an independent advice, keeping the interest of the client as a first priority. INTEGRITY Groenewout highest value is integrity, externally towards client organizations and their employees and internally towards Groenewout employees. PROFESSIONAL Quantifiable: Quantification is the basis for our advice. • Quality: Highly qualified professionals with more than 150 • years of logistics experience. Leading edge expertise: Groenewout strives to maintain a • leading position as a Logistics and Supply Chains Management specialist, creating a continuous learning environment to develop the organization and the individual. General presentation 2020 4
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Our focus areas Supply Chains Logistics Construction Mgt. Management & Engineering General presentation 2020 6
Supply Chains Management OUR SERVICES, YOUR BENEFITS Your Benefits Supply Chains Design • European) distribution network designs • Increased flexibility & improvement of responsiveness • Optimization of supply chains & logistics processes • Operational cost savings & balance sheet improvements through Lean Six Sigma principles • Design and implementation of Sales & Operations • Optimized structure & efficient organization Planning processes • Competitive service levels & economical transition period • Comprehensive costs- and risk analysis for best practice outsourcing decision making • Integrated purchasing & supply chain solutions • Reduction of (non-product related) purchase costs & budgets Supply Chains Implementation Support • Optimized sourcing structure & location • Inventory management & -optimization • Professional vendor & relationship management • Benchmarking costs on a pan-European basis through an extensive transport- & warehousing cost database • Warehouse- and transport tendering & negotiations support General presentation 2020 7
Description Benefits Accell Group N.V. focuses internationally on the mid- • Recommendation on the strategic direction of range and higher segments of the market for bicycles Accell’s distribution structure in Europe (footprint). and bicycle parts and accessories. In Europe, Accell • Product portfolio analysis to determine the impact Group is market leader in the bicycle market on inventory levels throughout the supply chain. measured in turnover. Accell Group’s best known • Design of the organizational set-up supporting the brands are Haibike (Germany), Winora (Germany), logistics strategy. Batavus (Netherlands), Sparta (Netherlands), Koga (Netherlands), Lapierre (France), Ghost (Germany), Raleigh and Diamondback (UK, US, Canada), Tunturi (Finland), Atala (Italy), Loekie (Netherlands) and XLC (international). Opportunities Groenewout was asked to develop a new distribution network direction for Accell’s part & accessories division in Europe. This concerned 11 warehouses with circa 1.4 mio. shipments per year. Solution Three key milestones have been defined for this project: • A Basic Data Document (BDD) , capturing the AS-IS logistics volumes , - costs and the Marketing & Sales (M&S) business requirements. • An overview of the most feasible distribution strategies, both on footprint as on route-to-market strategy. • Specified financial business case. General presentation 2020 8
Description Benefits Agfa-Gevaert N.V. (Agfa) is a German-Belgian Evaluation of all viable distribution network concepts: multinational corporation that develops, Operational logistics costs • manufactures, and distributes analogue and digital Return on Investment (ROI), Net Present Value imaging products and systems, as well as IT • (NPV) solutions. The company has three divisions: Agfa Graphics, Agfa HealthCare & Agfa Specialty Products Essential warehouse operations characteristics as • Opportunities building footprint, logistics processes and - equipment Agfa requested a review on its distribution network An impact on customer service & lead-time. structure in Europe, in light of the expected evolution • in its sector. This review specifically served the Qualitative aspects as reliability, responsiveness, • purpose to outline a long-term strategy regarding the flexibility, business contingency/risks, “green” optimal distribution tactics, i.e. the function of the arguments and location factors (e.g. distances to Wilrijk and Wiesbaden warehouses and or the rail, port, airport) practicality of a new greenfield distribution network solution. Solution A European distribution network assessment, with the following viable distribution footprint scenarios: Current distribution footprint (BASE-CASE) • Optimized current distribution footprint (BASE- • CASE+), containing potential quick-wins within the current footprint Circa 3 to 5 new network scenarios with different • alternatives on the number and locations of the warehouses General presentation 2020 9
Description Benefits Apollo Vredestein is a Netherlands-based tire With the simulation of several supply chain scenarios manufacturer and it is part of Apollo Tyres Ltd of a transparent insight is realized with the following India. Apollo Vredestein has its head office in benefits: Amsterdam, the Netherlands and its production Minimization in supply chain costs (transport, • facility in Enschede. It designs, manufactures and warehousing, inventory) sells tyres under the Apollo and Vredestein brand Increased supply-demand balance, which can names via offices in Europe and North America. • improve the supply chain lead-times Vredestein products include car tyres, tyres for Strategic plan of TO-BE logistics footprint agricultural and industrial applications, and bicycle • tyres. Opportunities Currently, tires are manufactured in Enschede and Hungary. Enschede is the central distribution center from which tires are distributed, mainly across Europe via a network of regional and local distribution centers. Since Enschede has fully utilized its capacity, Groenewout was asked to analyze and propose the best suitable distribution structure to facilitate this production set-up. Solution By using the Supply Chain modeling software Cast Aurora, different transport and warehousing scenarios have been simulated. Not only the logistics footprint was assessed but also the differentiation between direct factory, X-dock consolidation and local DC shipments. General presentation 2020 10
Description Benefits Zebra Technologies is a public company based in An overall business case to support the decision on • Lincolnshire, Illinois, USA, that manufactures and sells the future distribution concept. This embeds the marking, tracking and computer printing technologies. financial aspects (operational expenses-OPEX and Its products include thermal barcode label and receipt capital expenses-CAPEX). printers, RFID smart label printers/encoders/fixed & A trade-off between insourcing or outsourcing the • handheld readers/antennas, and card and kiosk warehouse(s) to a Logistics Service Provider. This printers that are used for barcode labeling, personal includes a qualitative evaluation, as well as a identification and specialty printing. financial one (typically the impact on required Opportunities investments/transition costs when insourced vs. outsourced). After the acquisition of Motorola Solutions' Enterprise business, providing mobile computing and advanced Implementation schedule for the favored • data capture communications technologies and distribution network scenarios from AS-IS towards services, Groenewout was asked to determine the the TO-BE 5 years from start. strategic direction of Zebra/Motorola’s European distribution footprint. Solution Supply chain simulation models were used to determine: Number, location, market region and function of the • European distribution centers Operational logistics costs, required investments- • /transition costs. Lead-time indications • High level sanity check on TAX aspects • General presentation 2020 11
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